Dover | 11 May 2012 ‘Back country road, early morning nobody else is out there, what could happen? They did crash and her head went through the windshield’…’The one who was not wearing the seat belt was completely ejected from the vehicle’…’She was ejected from the vehicle that she was in…’ These are just...
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Hal Newman | Ghosts
Norm Rooker’s piece on Ghosts got me thinking about the two EMS ghosts I’ve been carrying with me for a long while and whether or not it might be time to share their stories. They are both old ghosts of young men who died many years ago long before their time. One them died...
Norm Rooker | Ghosts (part 1)
Ghosts (part 1) by Norm Rooker How many of you have read Joe Connelly’s 1998 semi-fictional book ‘Bringing Out The Dead’? Joe, a former New York City EMS paramedic, spun a very realistic tale of the dark side of EMS. The parts they don’t tell you about, or at best maybe hint at, in...
Alberta | Donation allows AHS to expand pediatric simulation program
Calgary | 16 April 2012 | Story and photo by Erin Martinez For the past 13 years, Paula Janfield has been learning on the go when it comes to knowing when and how to give rescue medications to her daughter, Teigan, when she’s having a seizure. “I’ve had lots of practice,” says Janfield. “My...
New York City | FDNY EMS medics stop driver in altered mental state
New York City | 2012-04-02 EMS members are known for being calm under pressure – but EMTs from Station 4 went above and beyond on March 28, when they stopped a man in an altered mental state driving erratically in Manhattan. “It feels lucky that we were in the right place at the right...
New York City | FDNY EMS members save two lives on one call
New York City | 2012-04-02 Talk about multitasking! FDNY paramedics answered two emergency calls in one on March 26 in Brooklyn – saving the life of a man with congestive heart failure and woman who was seriously bleeding. “This was really a twofer – two critical patients treated with an outstanding level of skill,”...
Newman | Stepping up
I’ll just go ahead and tell the story. “Step up, tell the truth and take responsibility for your actions and all will be big medicine.” When I said those words I was the newly-minted director of a small Emergency Medical Services department in suburban Montreal attempting to establish an organizational culture wherein the medics...
Alberta | One person killed, three critically injured in fiery head-on RTC in Calgary
17 Avenue, 100 Street SE | 25 March 2012 The Calgary Fire Department responded to a Road Traffic Crash on 17 avenue and 100 street S.E. last night around 10:00 PM. On arrival crews found two vehicles badly damaged by a head on collision with one of the vehicle fully involved in flames. The...
Alberta | Three people treated after carbon monoxide poisoning in Calgary home
100 block Saddlehorn Crescent NE | 12 March 2012 The Calgary Fire Department is responding to a carbon monoxide call at a home in the 100 block of Saddlehorn Crescent N.E. Upon arrival, fire crews found the home to be filled with very high levels of carbon monoxide (between 400 and 800 parts per million). Three residents...
Ohio | For the record – Memo on drug shortages for EMS agencies
Columbus | March 1 2012 To: Ohio EMS agencies, EMS medical directors, hospitals, and hospital pharmacists From: Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services Subject: The February 22, 2012 announcement of drug shortages from the FDA. In light of recent events, your prompt attention is requested to review practices by your...
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